Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And it was an hand breadth thick, and the brim thereof was wrought like the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies: it contained two thousand baths.

An hand breadth

With flowers

Bible References

An hand breadth

Jeremiah 52:21
And as for the pillars, the height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits; and a line of twelve cubits did compass it; and the thickness thereof was four fingers: it was hollow.

With flowers

1 Kings 7:19
And the capitals that were upon the top of the pillars in the porch were of lily-work, four cubits.
1 Kings 6:18
And there was cedar on the house within, carved with knops and open flowers: all was cedar; there was no stone seen.

Two thousand

1 Kings 7:38
And he made ten lavers of brass: one laver contained forty baths; and every laver was four cubits; and upon very one of the ten bases one laver.
2 Chronicles 4:5
And it was a handbreadth thick; and the brim thereof was wrought like the brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily: it received and held three thousand baths.
Ezekiel 45:14
and the set portion of oil, of the bath of oil, the tenth part of a bath out of the cor, which is ten baths, even a homer; (for ten baths are a homer;)

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